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Switzerland, 2002 |
Dr. Esther van Praag
Born one day of July
1965
The Netherlands - Switzerland |
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EDUCATION |
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2003-2007 |
www.MediRabbit.com, development and expansion of the
site with the latest rabbit veterinary medicine knowledge, redaction of
various articles, demand for collaborations, translations, preparation of
slide presentations for veterinary professionals, etc. |
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2002-2003 |
Head
of the department of Biochemistry, in a medical start-up company, Zurich,
Switzerland. |
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2000 -2002 |
Post-doc at the University Hospital of Zurich,
Institute of Pathology, Dept. of Child Pathology, Zurich, Switzerland. |
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1997-1999 |
Post-doc
at the University of Zurich, Institute for Plant Biology, Dept. of
Microbiology, Zurich, Switzerland. |
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1992-1996
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Ph.D.
from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agricultural, Food
and Environmental Quality Sciences, Rehovot, Israel. thesis
: Fructose-2,6-Bisphosphate: Its Role in the
Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Citrus Fruits. |
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1991 |
M.S. from the RijksUniversity
of Leiden, Faculteit der Wiskunde en Natuur Wetenschappen, the
Netherlands. part 1: Etude Des
Inhibiteurs de la Phosphofructokinase Pyrophosphate Dépendente et Dosage du
Fructose2,6 bisphosphate chez les Végétaux Supérieurs. part
2: Development of a Specific Enzymatic
Assay for Lipase that can be used for the Study of Lipid Bodies from Barley. |
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1984 |
Baccalaureate at the International School of Geneva, Switzerland. |
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RESEARCH GRANTS
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1993-96 |
BARD: USA - Israel
Binational Research and Development Fund. subject: Fructose-2,6-bisphosphate
and citrate: their roles in the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism in
citrus fruits and leaves. |
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1997-99 |
COST - 818:
Hydrogenases and their biotechnological applications. subject:
Hydrogen as electron donor of microorganism with alternative electron
acceptors http://www.aramis-research.ch/d/7285.html |
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2000-2002
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FNSR : Fonds National Suisse de Recherche subject:
Pre-eclampsia – Search for the bullet |
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VARIOUS |
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2000-...
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Beginning of veterinary self-studies, with focus on rabbit
medicine. |
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1997-1999 |
Dept of Microbiology, University of Zurich: practical
course |
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1992-1996 |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture: Teaching
assistant in: · Biochemistry of the plant's
secondary metabolism ·
Physiology and pathology of fruit conservation
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Botanics of garden plants
· Garden architecture |
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1991-1992 |
Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, University
of Geneva, research and teaching assistant. |
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PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNAL
From the M.S. research: Degli Agosti R,
Van Praag E, Greppin H. Effect of chloride ions on the
kinetic parameters of the potato tuber and mung-bean pyrophosphate-dependent
phosphofructokinase. Biochem Int. 1992 Mar;26(4):707-13. Van Praag E, Monod E, Greppin H, Degli Agosti R. Response
of the carbohydrate metabolism and fructose-2,6-bisphosphate to environmental
changes. Effect of different light treatments. Botanica Helvetica 1997,
106:103-112. Van
Praag E, Degli Agosti R. Response of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate to
environmental changes. Effect of low temperature in winter and summer wheat. Archives
des Sciences 1997, 50:207-215. From the Ph.D. research: Van Praag E, Zehavi U, Goren R.
Control of PPi and ATP-phosphofructokinase in sucrose metabolism in mature
grapefruit. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society (1995) vol.
210: 7-carb (1) Van Praag E. Use of 3-D computer modelling and kinetic studies to analyze grapefruit pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase. Int J Biol Macromol. 1997 Dec;21(4):307-17. Van Praag E, Gonzalez P, Brune A, Goren R, Zehavi U, Echeverria E. Fru 2,6-P2 and citrate: intracellular distribution in citrus tissues and effect on grapefruit leaf PFP. Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1998 Jan;44(1):117-25. Van Praag E. Kinetic properties of cytosolic fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase from grapefruit. Effect of citrate. Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1997 Oct;43(3):625-31. Van Praag E, Zehavi U, Goren R. Kinetic properties of ATP-dependent phosphofructokinase from grapefruit juice sacs: effect of TCA cycle intermediates. Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1999 May;47(5):749-56. Van Praag E, Tzur A, Zehavi U, Goren R. Effect of buffer solutions on activation of Shamouti orange pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase by fructose 2,6-bisphosphate. IUBMB Life. 2000 Feb;49(2):149-52. From the Post-Doc 1 research: Van Praag E, Degli Agosti R, Bachofen R. Rhythmic activity of uptake hydrogenase in the prokaryote Rhodospirillum rubrum. J Biol Rhythms. 2000 Jun;15(3):218-24. Van Praag E, Degli Agosti R, Bachofen R. Uptake hydrogenase activity during selenite reduction in Rhodospirillum rubrum. Archives des Sciences. 2002 Nov, 55:69-80. Van Praag, Bachofen R. Activity of hydrogenase in Rhodospirillum rubrum exposed to different (monochromatous) light conditions. 2002, in preparation From the Post-Doc 2 research: Stallmach T, Duc C, van Praag E, Mumenthaler C, Ott C, Kolb SA, Hebisch G, Steiner R. Feto-maternal interface of human placenta inhibits angiogenesis in the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay. Angiogenesis. 2001;4(1):79-84. Van Praag E, Stallmach T. Kinetic properties of ATP-dependent phosphofructokinase from a human healthy placenta. 2002, ready to be sent Van Praag E, Verbeek M, Stallmach T. Ulcerative dermatitis due to food allergy in a Flemish Giant rabbit: a case report. 2002, in preparation Chapter in books:
Esther van Praag, Walter Krebs, Bernadette Nepple and
Reinhard Bachofen, Electron production by hydrogenase for bio-remediation
of Se-oxoanions. in: Hydrogenase as a Fuel - COST 818 (eds. R. Cammack, M.
Frey, R. Robson) 1998, Taylor and Francis, 2001 |
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